12 Nov 1789
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Nov 12, 1789
Page
1
A fragment notes on brave bystanders who raised her head to aid others in danger, prompting admiration and generous rewards from witnesses. The scene depicts a dramatic rescue that saved lives, with the crowd recognizing the courage shown in venturing to help.
A crowded Guildhall case concerns a Bill of Exchange drawn by fictitious names on Livesey and Co. Defendants allegedly endorsed a string of forged bills to defraud creditors. Key witnesses described clerks fabricating payees, with the claim that the payee was a fraudulent figure. The court would hear evidence before a verdict on whether the plaintiff’s claim to recover was valid.
Navy Bills and Excheque Bills quoted with small ticks and varied prices. Indian securities noted with 6 per cent and 4 per cent yields. Annuities and bonds show modest changes. Tontine and other government issues cited with rate details and lot ticks.
Reports from Dublin detail the Court of King's Bench refusing to set a day to hear Magee's motion to set aside a verdict. Magee's counsel may move in arrest of judgment, with remand ordered for further proceedings. The piece also covers related cases, civil actions, executions, and economic notes from the period.
The text notes resignations as voters failed to bring in new electors, with Kil dare and Latouche separated by only 76 in print, and Mores versus Aller Man Geale by 86. It mentions growing elector totals as freeholders rise, then lists births at St Stephen s Green including a daughter to the Lady of Rev Dr Kearney, marriages in Galway and Ringsend, and a death on the Coombe of Mr John Thompson.
An abstract lists quantities and prices for germ, grale, matt, meal, and fleer in Dublin and the Liberties from October 1 to November 7, 1789. It details barrel standards for beat, rye, peat, beams, barley, bere, oat, and flour equivalence, including stone weights per barrel and related measures.
An archaic advertisement touts Dr. Anderson's Scots Pills in oval boxes with prices 3 shillings 74 pence and 19 pence, claiming cure for STO MACH and BOWELS disorders including bilious and dropsical complaints. Also promoted are Kennedy's Corn Piller ointment priced 4 shillings 8 pence, Turlington's Balsam of Life priced 3 shillings 4 pence per large bottle and 4 shillings 8 pence per smaller bottle, with claims of exceptional efficacy and long experience.
The Lords Justices publish a proclamation in Dublin offering fifty pounds Sterling for each of John McManus Matthew Lynam Matthias Gorry Patrick Handy Joseph Custealy Lynam Kenny and William Watton or others linked to the murder of Mathias McManus party members. Rewards apply for apprehension conviction with pardons for discoverers, urging local officials to assist.
A royal proclamation from the lord lieutenant and council of Ireland offers a fifty pound reward for the identity and conviction of those who set fire to hay, corn, and turf at the glebe of the Parish of Farkhill in Armagh. The notice calls for discovery by July 5 and warns of punishment. The document names the Rev. Edsah Hudson as rector and is dated January in Dublin. Contains archaic spellings and formal legal language.
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